GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has acquired NewWave Communications (“NewWave”) from Pamlico Capital. The acquisition was completed through GTCR’s previously established partnership with Rural Broadband Investments (“RBI”). With RBI’s extensive cable experience, NewWave will continue to provide state of the art high-speed broadband, video and voice services to its cable footprint.

GTCR, in partnership with Phil Spencer, formed RBI in 2012 with the purpose of acquiring broadband infrastructure assets in small and mid-sized communities. NewWave is the 22nd largest MSO in the country passing approximately 250,000 homes and serving over 90,000 customers in rural Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Arkansas. This is the first in a series of acquisitions being pursued by RBI, which plans to acquire 300,000-400,000 cable subscribers in small-to-mid sized rural markets to deliver a breadth of services to residential and commercial customers.

“The acquisition of NewWave Communications is a great first step and provides us with an excellent platform to build upon,” said Mr. Spencer, CEO of Rural Broadband Investments. “NewWave has done an outstanding job upgrading its network, moving to DOCSIS 3.0 and constructing fiber to tie their markets together. These efforts give us an outstanding platform to roll out enhanced video, voice and high-speed internet services as well as advanced commercial services. In addition, NewWave has an outstanding employee base and we plan to continue to build on the great work they have done over the last several years.”

“GTCR has been evaluating numerous opportunities within the cable industry,” stated Phil Canfield, Managing Director at GTCR. “We were very fortunate to have former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt working with us as we developed our investment thesis and sourced the team. The NewWave acquisition is an exciting opportunity and the ideal starting point from which to build our investment in the industry. We look to build a leading cable platform through increasing high-speed data penetration, growth in commercial services and accretive acquisitions.”

Added Mr. Hundt, also a Senior Advisor to GTCR and new RBI board member, “With the transformation taking place in the cable industry and RBI’s business model to provide high speed broadband connectivity to small-to-middle sized markets and rural geographies, I think Phil Spencer will be a dynamic change leader for both the industry and RBI. I look forward to working with him and being a part of this exciting time within the cable industry.”
GTCR’s investment in NewWave will be made from GTCR Fund X, a private equity fund with $3.25 billion of committed capital.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel and PriceWaterhouseCoopers served as accounting advisor to GTCR. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (STRH) served as exclusive financial advisor to GTCR. STRH and Goldman Sachs Bank USA have committed to provide the debt capital to support the transaction and will serve as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners on the financing. Waller Capital Partners served as an advisor to Rural Broadband Investments.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies through transformational acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

About Rural Broadband Investments
Rural Broadband Investments, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, acquires and invests in rural-focused cable systems serving residential and commercial customers in small-to-middle sized markets and rural geographies. For more information, please visit www.ruralbroadbandinvestments.com.

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today it has sold its portfolio company, Actient Holdings LLC (“Actient”), to Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL, “Auxilium”), a specialty biopharmaceutical company. Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, Actient is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring and marketing products that significantly improve patient outcomes.

Actient was formed in March 2009 in partnership with GTCR. Through a series of five acquisitions, Actient built a diversified portfolio of commercial products and pipeline programs to create a unique specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of urological indications.

“Our partnership with Actient CEO Ed Fiorentino exemplifies GTCR’s Leaders Strategy™,” said GTCR Managing Director Dean Mihas. “We created Actient with a strategy to build a leading specialty pharmaceutical company through the acquisition of companies and products. Through a series of transactions, Ed and the team have built a growing urology specialty company. The strategic acquisition of Actient is the culmination of this successful partnership and GTCR’s healthcare strategy.” Ben Daverman, GTCR Vice President, added, “Actient has been an excellent partnership for GTCR, and we are truly appreciative of the many fine efforts by Ed and his management team.”

“I’d like to thank GTCR for their efforts in helping Actient become a significant specialty company.” said Mr. Fiorentino. “We have had a great partnership with GTCR and we look forward to working with Auxilium to continue Actient’s efforts to develop products that significantly improve patient outcomes.”

Jefferies LLC served as Actient’s financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered The Leaders Strategy™ – finding and partnering with management leaders in core domains to identify, acquire and build market-leading companies through transformational acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

About Actient Pharmaceuticals LLC
Actient is a specialty products company focused on therapeutics to improve patient outcomes. The company was formed to acquire companies and products with a focus on select physician specialties. For more information, please visit www.actientpharma.com.

This investment results from GTCR’s proactive efforts with Mr. Wolf and Jessamine Healthcare, a management startup with Mr. Wolf, targeted at a range of healthcare cost containment and payor businesses. Mr. Wolf, former CEO of Coventry Health Care, has joined CHC as Executive Chairman as part of the transaction.

CHC provides industry-leading inmate healthcare services to jails and prisons across the country, and is the only outsourced provider addressing the full spectrum of healthcare needs across the corrections market. The company’s combination of facility and community-based operations creates a continuity of care across the different stages of the corrections process, enabling CHC to reduce recidivism, lower costs and mitigate risk for its clients.

The company provides fully staffed managed healthcare to correctional facilities, serving over 64,000 inmates in more than 250 correctional facilities across 26 states. Additionally, the company provides community-based mental health services to over 20,000 probationers and parolees annually, and assists more than 250 local courts with their probation management services.

“We are extremely pleased to complete the acquisition of CHC,” said David Katz, Managing Director at GTCR. “GTCR’s extensive experience investing in both healthcare provider and payor businesses enabled us to develop a unique perspective on CHC and its growth opportunities going forward. We look forward to partnering with Dale, Doug, Don and the rest of CHC’s management team to continue to expand the business through organic growth and acquisitions.”

“We are excited to begin a new relationship with an equity partner committed to our growth,” stated Doug Goetz, CEO of CHC. “We believe GTCR’s established track record investing in the healthcare industry, coupled with Dale’s extensive managed care experience, will help CHC to realize its growth potential across the full breadth of correctional care.”

“CHC provides its clients with a unique cost containment solution that offers high-quality healthcare services while allowing facility operators to focus on their core operations,” added Mr. Wolf, Executive Chairman of CHC. “Doug Goetz and his team have built an exceptional business, and I look forward to working with them to help drive CHC’s continued success.”

Latham & Watkins served as legal counsel to GTCR. NXT Capital, CapitalSource, Bank of Ireland and Prospect Capital provided committed debt financing in connection with the transaction. GTCR’s investment in CHC was made from GTCR Fund X, a private equity fund with $3.25 billion of committed capital.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered The Leaders Strategy^TM — finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

About Correctional Healthcare Companies
Correctional Healthcare Companies (CHC) is a national provider of correctional healthcare solutions that improve public safety, manage risk, reduce recidivism and extend budgetary resources in the facilities and communities in which it works. CHC’s integrated healthcare solutions address a wide range of client and correctional needs, including inmate healthcare, outpatient treatment, mental health, behavioral programming and treatment case management services.

CHC is proud to support the goals of its criminal justice customers by providing a total correctional healthcare program that addresses offender and agency needs in pre-custody, custody and post-custody settings. For more information, please visit www.correctioncare.com.

GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today it has divested its interest in ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. (ATI) to KRG Capital Partners (KRG). Headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, ATI operates physical therapy clinics in seven states and is one of the leading providers of outpatient rehabilitation services in the U.S.

ATI was founded in 1996. In 2010, GTCR partnered with Greg Steil, Founder and CEO of ATI, to continue to grow the company into an industry-leading outpatient rehabilitation services business. Under GTCR’s ownership, ATI grew from 86 clinics to 188 clinics through de novo openings and strategic acquisitions.

“We congratulate the ATI team today on the successful sale of the company to KRG Capital Partners,” said GTCR Managing Director David Katz. “We have enjoyed an outstanding partnership with Greg Steil, Dylan Bates, John Egofske and the rest of the management team, and we wish the company well in its new partnership with KRG.”

“We are pleased to complete the transition of our partnership to KRG,” said Greg Steil, Founder and CEO of ATI. “We thank GTCR for its commitment to our business as we’ve partnered to significantly grow the company in less than three years. Our management team looks forward to working with KRG to continue this growth.”

Jefferies Group, Inc. served as ATI’s financial advisor, and Kirkland & Ellis, LLP provided legal counsel.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Information Services & Technology, Financial Services & Technology and Healthcare industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered The Leaders Strategy^TM — finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

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Investment in Growth Strategy of Leading Payment Finance Services Company

CHICAGO, IL – November 1, 2012 – GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced that it has acquired Premium Credit Limited (“Premium Credit” or the “Company”) from MBNA Europe, a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Premium Credit Limited is a leading provider of payment facilitation and financing services in the UK and Ireland. GTCR is partnering with new CEO Andrew Doman and existing management of Premium Credit to recapitalize the Company and further invest in the Company’s market-leading technology and services offerings going forward. Total asset value was approximately £900 million ($1,450 million).

Founded in 1988, Premium Credit works in partnership with a diverse network of leading insurance brokers and carriers to enable businesses and individuals to pay insurance premiums in installments rather than a single annual payment. The Company also provides payment facilitation and financing services for professional fees, school fees, membership subscriptions and other commercial services. Across its business lines, Premium Credit participates in processing and funding more than 22 million transactions annually associated with approximately £3 billion in payment volume for approximately 2 million customers.

GTCR is partnering with Andrew Doman and Premium Credit’s existing management team to expand Premium Credit’s strong customer relationships and further enhance its technology and service offerings. Mr. Doman, formerly Chairman and CEO of Russell Investments and Head of Insurance Consulting at McKinsey & Co London, has joined Premium Credit as Chief Executive Officer. Current CEO Nick Pearce will remain actively involved with Premium Credit as a consultant and member of the Board of Directors, Simon Moran will remain as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Insurance Premium Finance, and Robert Allan will remain as CFO.

“We are thrilled to complete the acquisition of Premium Credit Limited. Our extensive experience in insurance services, payment processing, and specialty finance provides GTCR with a unique perspective on the Company and its opportunities going forward,” said Collin Roche, Managing Director at GTCR. “We look forward to supporting Andrew Doman and the management team’s efforts to drive product expansion and continued technology investment in Premium Credit’s operations and service delivery. We will also selectively evaluate building on the company’s success through acquisitions as well as geographic expansion opportunities in Europe and North America.”

“GTCR’s investment is a strong endorsement of the attractive business built by Premium Credit’s management and employees over many years,” noted Mr. Doman. “Premium Credit has strong customer relationships and a tremendous quality of service orientation. I am excited to join such a talented team and look forward to growing the franchise.”

The acquisition of Premium Credit was supported by a consortium of leading banking institutions. Barclays Capital, Lloyds Banking Group, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Société Générale have committed to a long-term financing facility to support Premium Credit’s existing funding obligations and future growth. The notes issued under the facility have received an A (sf) rating by DBRS, Inc.

Barclays Capital, the Kessler Group and Riverside Risk Advisors advised GTCR on the transaction. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Mayer Brown International LLP served as legal counsel to GTCR. GTCR’s investment in Premium Credit was funded from GTCR Fund X, a private equity fund raised in 2011 with $3.25 billion of committed capital.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” – finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10.0 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

About Premium Credit Limited
Founded in 1988, Premium Credit provides third party insurance premium finance and other fee-related payment financing services, allowing businesses and consumers to pay by periodic installments instead of a single annual payment. The company was purchased by MBNA in 2004 and subsequently transitioned to Bank of America’s ownership following MBNA’s sale in 2005. Premium Credit operates through its headquarters in Epsom, England, UK, and a second office in Dublin, Ireland. For more information, visit www.premium-credit.co.uk

GTCR Contact
Eileen Rochford
(312) 953-3305

Premium Credit Limited Contact
Victoria Sisson
+44 (0)7941 294872
victoria.sisson@fwdpr.co.uk

AZBio Awards Celebrate Leading Companies and Innovators in Arizona

San Bruno, Calif. – October 30, 2012– Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®), the world’s largest newborn stem cell bank was named 2012 Bioscience Company of the Year by AZBio, a not-for-profit trade association supporting the growth of Arizona’s bioscience industry. CBR was selected by an independent panel of judges made up of leaders from Arizona’s bioscience community who reviewed nominations from a broad selection of companies from across the state, and claimed the prize at the AZBio Awards at the Phoenix Convention Center on October 23rd.

“The Bioscience Company of the Year award honors the for-profit bioscience company whose Arizona- based operations did the most to transform the world during the last 12 months,” said Joan Koerber-Walker, president and CEO at AZBio. “CBR is a shining example of the innovative work that is driven from right here in Arizona and benefits families around the world. The CBR team delivers services offering the latest in today’s technology while providing a foundation for new innovations and cures that will be even more prevalent in the future. ”

“We are honored that AZBio recognizes our efforts to advance regenerative medicine and change lives through the power of newborn stem cells. Everyone at CBR has worked hard to make this company the largest and most advanced newborn stem cell bank in the world. With leadership comes the responsibility to advance medicine,” said Geoffrey Crouse, president and CEO of Cord Blood Registry. “We partner with leading medical researchers to establish clinical trials using CBR processed stem cells as therapies for conditions that have no known cure.”

Since its founding, CBR has led the industry in advanced techniques to collect, process and store newborn stem cells for use in transplant medicine and clinical trials.

“We are honored to receive this award from AZBio,” said Kristen Swingle, vice president of lab operations at Cord Blood Registry. “Our relentless focus on quality has been recognized by our peers and that makes this even more special.”

Advancing Stem Cell Science
CBR is leading the industry in investigating newborn stem cells for regenerative medicine applications by establishing clinical trials with leading medical institutions and researchers across the country. By pairing researchers with children who have been diagnosed with chronic conditions like autism, cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury, CBR is providing client families exclusive access to clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of newborn stem cells in various conditions.

“As the leader and innovator in family banking, we believe every newborn deserves a healthy future and that we have a responsibility to lead the way,” said Heather Brown, vice president of scientific & medical affairs at CBR. “This award recognizes that CBR is leading the way in regenerative medicine. We are the only family bank pioneering ground breaking clinical trials evaluating new therapeutic uses of newborn stem cells for unexpected injuries and conditions with no current cure.”

About AZBio
AZBio, The Arizona Bioindustry Association, is committed to supporting the growth of Arizona’s bioindustry and works with companies who are leading innovators in the fields of health, bio-energy and agriculture. AZBio represents over 200 corporations, institutes, universities, and biosciecne centers across the State of Arizona and works closely with its national partners, BIO, PhRMA, and AdvaMed to create an environment where life science companies can thrive.

About Cord Blood Registry
Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®) is the world’s largest and most experienced newborn stem cell bank, safeguarding the newborn stem cells of more than 400,000 children. The company has consistently led the industry in developing technical innovations and establishing FDA-regulated clinical trials. CBR was the first family bank accredited by AABB and the company’s quality standards have been recognized through ISO 9001:2008 certification—the global business standard for quality. CBR has also released more client cord blood units for specific therapeutic use than any other family cord blood bank. Our research and development efforts are focused on helping the world’s leading clinical researchers advance regenerative medical therapies. For more information, visit www.cordblood.com.

Information services acquisition is initial platform for experienced leadership team

CHICAGO, IL – October 2, 2012 – GTCR, a leading private equity firm, today announced it has acquired OneSource Information Services, Inc. (“OneSource”), a subsidiary of Infogroup, Inc. (“Infogroup”). This acquisition will be completed through GTCR’s previously established partnership with Cannondale Investments (“Cannondale”) and Joseph Ripp. Under Mr. Ripp’s leadership, OneSource plans to further enhance its business intelligence and sales enablement product offerings in order to continue to provide value-added information and services to its customers.

GTCR and Mr. Ripp have worked together since 2009 on several potential investment opportunities within information services. In 2011, GTCR formalized its partnership with Mr. Ripp and started Cannondale. At that time, Mr. Ripp assembled the team of Jonathan Flatow, Robert Bies and Dr. Charles Stryker to complement his leadership, creating an experienced team capable of identifying and executing on transformational opportunities within the information services industry.

“We are extremely excited about the opportunity to partner with Cannondale and the OneSource team,” said Philip A. Canfield, Managing Director at GTCR. “We believe this leadership team will set the new standard for sales enablement and business intelligence solutions for business-to-business industries.”

“We look forward to increasing the collaboration with OneSource’s clients in an effort to ensure we continue to provide our customers with the highest value products and information possible,” noted Joseph Ripp, Chairman & CEO Cannondale Investments. “OneSource is an excellent organization with an incredibly talented and dedicated team and we look forward to working with and investing in the organization and its employees.”

GTCR’s investment in OneSource will be made from GTCR Fund X, a private equity fund with $3.25 billion of committed capital.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel and PriceWaterhouseCoopers served as accounting advisor to GTCR. The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. of New York, NY, represented Infogroup in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Information Services & Technology, Financial Services & Technology and Healthcare industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” – finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $10.0 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

About OneSource Information Systems
OneSource provides online business information and sales intelligence solutions. The company has two core products which are Business Browser and iSell. On top of its core information solutions, it provides application integration, data analysis, and research and business consulting services. The company serves technology, software, business and financial services, consulting, and recruitment sectors. OneSource was formerly known as Lotus OneSource and changed its name in 1993. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Concord, Massachusetts with additional offices in Austin, Texas; London, United Kingdom; Sydney, Australia; Wan Chai, Hong Kong; Singapore; and Gurgaon, India. For more information, please visit www.onesource.com.

Founded in 1993, Fundtech was acquired in 2011 by GTCR, a Chicago-based private equity firm. For more information please visit www.fundtech.com.

Chicago, IL, April 24, 2012 – GTCR announced today that portfolio company Six3 Systems, Inc. (“Six3 Systems”), a leading provider of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (“ISR”), Cyber, and Intelligence solutions and services to the national security market space, has acquired Ticom Geomatics, Inc. (“TGI”).

TGI is an industry leader in interoperable, mission-ready, precision Geolocation and ISR systems and services. TGI designs, develops, and deploys a suite of highly specialized products and solutions that operate at the core of the Tactical ISR/SIGINT mission and are used throughout the community to identify, track, and target current and emerging threats. With over 180 highly talented and cleared engineers, TGI is at the forefront of providing mission-critical solutions to the Defense and Intelligence ISR market space.

Six3 Systems was formed in April 2009 when GTCR, a leading Chicago-based private equity firm, partnered with Robert Coleman and Jack Pearlstein to build a leading provider of specialized services to the defense intelligence community. TGI is the fourth acquisition the company has completed since its founding.

“TGI’s expertise in Tactical precision Geolocation and COMINT is a perfect complement to our strong capabilities in the National ISR/SIGINT and Cyber market,” said Robert Coleman, President and CEO of Six3 Systems. “Together we will be able to offer our customers comprehensive solutions and services that span from National through Tactical ISR needs and address all elements of the Multi-INT market. This is increasingly important as the National Security community expands its reliance on real-time sensor data to support Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI) requirements.”

“The capabilities that TGI brings to Six3 will really help the company extend its offerings to new customers and pursue new programs,” said Craig Bondy, Principal at GTCR. “This is an exciting acquisition for Six3 and one that we have been pursuing for some time. We continue to be impressed by the quality of companies that want to join the Six3 platform.”

About Six3 Systems
Six3 Systems, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is focused on providing highly strategic and differentiated ISR, Cyber, and Intelligence solutions and services to U.S. national security and defense intelligence communities. For more information about Six3 Systems, email info@six3systems.com.

About GTCR
Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm pioneered the “Leaders Strategy” – finding and partnering with management leaders as the critical first step in identifying, acquiring and building market-leading companies through acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has invested more than $9 billion in over 200 companies. For more information, please visit www.gtcr.com.

Six3 Systems Contact
Lisa Robinson 703.742.7660×326
Lisa.Robinson@six3systems.com

GTCR Contact
Eileen Rochford 312.953.3305
eileenr@theharbingergroup.com